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Elephant Rewilding Indirectly Affects Rodent Site‐Use and Behavior by Moderating Coarse Woody Debris Density

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Megaherbivores such as African savannah elephants are ecosystem engineers that modify vegetation structure, yet the cascading effects of these changes on smaller fauna remain poorly understood. We examined how elephant rewilding affected coarse woody debris (CWD) density and the behavior of the Natal multimammate mouse in lowveld savannah, South Africa,
Christopher E. Gordon, Paul Allin, Michelle Greve, Jens‐Christian Svenning   +3 more
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Shared foraging behaviors between hyenas and hominins in the Middle Paleolithic Levant: New evidence from Geula Cave, Israel

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 896-914, August 2026.
ABSTRACT While competition with large carnivores is likely to have shaped Middle Paleolithic hominins' subsistence behavior, palimpsested human and carnivore accumulations render the signal challenging to isolate. This study presents a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of a non‐anthropogenic faunal assemblage from a MIS 5 (~130–80 ka ...
Meir Orbach, Omry Barzilai, Israel Hershkovitz, Ma'ayan Lev, Reuven Yeshurun   +4 more
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Sympatric Occurrence of 3 Arenaviruses, Tanzania

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To determine the specificity of Morogoro virus for its reservoir host, we studied its host range and genetic diversity in Tanzania. We found that 2 rodent species other than Mastomys natalensis mice carry arenaviruses. Analysis of 340 nt of the viral RNA
Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, Benny Borremans, Abdul Katakweba, Rhodes Makundi, Stuart J.E. Baird, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Stephan Günther, Herwig Leirs   +7 more
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MHC-I alleles mediate clearance and antibody response to the zoonotic Lassa virus in Mastomys rodent reservoirs.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
West African Mastomys rodents are the primary reservoir of the zoonotic Lassa virus (LASV). The virus causes haemorrhagic Lassa fever and considerable mortality in humans. To date, the role of Mastomys immunogenetics in resistance to, and persistence of,
Ayodeji Olayemi, Dominik Werner Schmid, Ramona Fleischer, Kerstin Wilhelm, Alexander Christoph Heni, Nadine Mueller-Klein, Lavinia Haikukutu, Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, Stephan Günther, Simone Sommer   +9 more
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Mopeia Virus–related Arenavirus in Natal Multimammate Mice, Morogoro, Tanzania

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009
A serosurvey involving 2,520 small mammals from Tanzania identified a hot spot of arenavirus circulation in Morogoro. Molecular screening detected a new arenavirus in Natal multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis), Morogoro virus, related to Mopeia virus.
Stephan Günther, Guy Hoofd, Remi Charrel, Christina Röser, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Graham Lloyd, Christopher Sabuni, Ron Verhagen, Guido van der Groen, Jan Kennis, Abdul Katakweba, Rhodes Makundi, Herwig Leirs   +12 more
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Farmers’ Perceptions of Rodents’ Damage and Management Practices in Wenchi Highlands, Central Ethiopia

International Journal of Zoology, 2023
Local perceptions about rodents and the damage they cause and management practices are the first step to design and implement rodent control programs. A study was conducted to obtain information about the perceptions and practices of farmers in Wenchi ...
Kabeta Legese, Afework Bekele
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Fear or feast: small mammal activity increases in the presence of carcasses despite increased threat of predation by black‐backed jackals

Wildlife Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 4, July 2026.
Food acquisition is arguably the most important, and among the riskiest behaviours for most mammals. Carcasses are an ephemeral resource for many scavengers, particularly black‐backed jackals Lupulella mesomelas that prey on small mammals. Landscape of fear theory suggests that prey species should reduce their activity in areas of high predator ...
Haemish I. A. S. Melville, W. Maartin Strauss   +1 more
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Mastomys pernanus

, 2017
602.Dwarf Multimammate MouseMastomys pernanusFrench: Mastomys nain / German: Zwerg-Vielzitzenmaus / Spanish: Raton multimamasenano Other common names: Dwarf Mastomys Taxonomy. Rattus pernanus Kershaw, 1921,“Amala River” (= upper course of Mara River), Kenya. Although M.
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr   +2 more
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Novel Arenavirus, Zambia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
To investigate arenavirus in Zambia, we characterized virus from the kidneys of 5 arenavirus RNA–positive rodents (Mastomys natalensis) among 263 captured.
Akihiro Ishii, Yuka Thomas, Ladslav Moonga, Ichiro Nakamura, Aiko Ohnuma, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, Ayato Takada, Aaron S. Mweene, Hirofumi Sawa   +8 more
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Barn owls exert top‐down effects on the abundance and behavior of rodent pests

Ecological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 3, April 2026.
Abstract Predators can exert top‐down effects on their prey by direct consumption, by imposing risk of predation, or a combination of both. However, empirical evidence for these effects is mixed and inconsistent. Barn owls in agriculture present a system with attributes that should, according to theory, lead to strong top‐down effects, but research is ...
Katherine C. Larson, Roger A. Baldwin, Matthew D. Johnson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source